Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE
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FROM WASHINGTON.
ISpesial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20, 1887.
The late Vice President Hendricks was
relative of Major Thomas P. Morgan, an ex-
of the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Hendricks paid him short visit last
month. Her arrival was duly noticed in the
city newspapers. Many of the distinguished
people of the city, among them Mr.. Corco-
ran, MIR. Randall, Senator Vest, and numer:
Gus Others prominent in both branches oil
Congress and in private life, and republicans
as we'll as democrats, called upon her and PAID
her the respect due to her position as the
widow of the Vice-President of the country.
But during her entire stay, no call, or card
or even flower, was received from either
the President or his wife, or from any Caol-
net minister, or from any member ola Cabinet
minister's family. OF course such gross ana
apparently intentional discourtesy was
felt. but Mrs. Hendricks had too much
seif-respect to allude to it. This fact recalls
the memory of the other one, that Wnile
Mr. Hendricks was Vice President, when
he went to the White House, as business
sometimes forced him TO do, he had to take
his turn with the other callers. These two
facts are by no means agreeable 10 the many
people from Indiana here, but the ONCE
holders among them continue 10 sey the
President is the best since Jackson's time.
Among the recent arrivals here Is that OF
General Mausur, q new congressman from
Missouri. The General was opposed by an
independent democrat who tried to defeat
him by arousng northern feeling against
him, but failed sigually. The Generals
wife came from Culpeper county, Virginia
1t is rumored that Sir Edward Thornton
when here, while positively refusing to talk
upon the subject of his mission TO newspa
per people, told a personal friend that he
would meet the VirgiDians more than half
way in any agreement for the settlement OF
their State debt.
A gentleman from Alexandria county, in
the city to-day, being asked by the GA
ZETIE's correspondent about affairs In his
county, among other things, said the people
were very busy getting in their spring crops
of vegetables and small fruits; that most of
the tillers Of the soil had turned their atten-
ton to gardening and fruit raising, that be-
ing much more profitable than general
farming. because of the ready market to be
found in this city and Alexandria. He said
that other industries were looming up III
the county, such as extensive brick manu-
fac cries in the southern, and large stone
ouarries in the northern section of the couu-
ty, giving work to several hundred men.
Also, that the dairy business was receiving
considerable attention, the most extensive
diaries being carried on by Messrs. Torrey.
son, Lacey and DeLashmutt. With refer.
ence to politics, he said it seemed the people
were inclined to ignore party lines and elect
the best men to fill the county Offices at the
spring election. The financial affairs of the
county, he said, were in better condition
now than for many previous years, and that
the majority Of the people desired to keep
them so.
Representative Lee, of the Alexandria
district, had much smaller reception on
his arrival here to day than usual, only
twenty-five people from his district meeting
him at the depot this morning. Among
them were several ladies. He told the men
the ladies must be attended to first, and
then taking mis- hat off he stood with note
book and pencil in hand and listened to
what each, in turn, had to say, and made q
memorandum of it. He only promised that
he would do what he could
The Charleston party returned this morn
ing, highly pleased with their treatment
and with everything they saw and heard
while on their trip. Secretary Fairchid
and Postmaster General Villas had never
before experienced Charleston hospitality,
ard were delighted with it. a Nirgiuian
who was one of the party, says they should
have been pleased, as everything that WAS
possible was done to make them so.
Public printer Benedict says if any new
people are put on the pay rolls of the gov
eminent printing office. or any Of the dis
,sto foA inc Nf fhp
present employees will have to lose their
places, as the appropriation will only pay
for the number now employed. 1t was dis
covered that Virginan applying fer u
place there the other day as a democrat,
had subscribed ten dollars to the last re-
publican campaign fund. The new order
subecting every body who leaves the Office
to search is degrading, but was necessary,
as the place was being plundered by thieves.
Messrs. n. w. Bowe and S. A. Eilersou
OF Richmond, are here for the purpose, it is
said, Of making large investments in real
estate in this city.
A practical and experienced dredger, in
talking to the GAZETTEs correspondent
about the reclamation of the flats Off this
city, said the weight cf tie made ground was
so heavy that it was constantly forcing the
mud beneath it into both the Washington
and the Georgetown channels and filling up
those channels He s@d that whereas, after
the last dredging in the latter channel the
water is eighteen feet deep at the Wash
ington wharves, it is now only twelve,
and was becoming less every day. He said
that dredging would have to be kept up per
manently if the channels were to be navi-
gable, and that the expense.thereof would
be immense. He said that eventually Alex
andria would be the shipping port of the
District of Columbia.
An office seeker from Virginia was approached
by an otiice-holder from his district in the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau short time ago, and told that
for a consideration he would deliver his papers
to the congressman from that district with whom
he was on familiar terms and use his Influence to
have him appointed. The papers were turned
over to him and the consideration pail, but there
they stopped, as the congressman referred never
saw them. When the Office. holder was asked
what had bscome of them, he said he had handed
them to the Congressman's wife. That tale not
being true he was Threatened with exposure if he